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Saturday, December 30, 2017

The 3rd and 4th graders at Exeter-Milligan
participated in Holidays Around the World with the Durham Museum in Omaha via
distance learning interactive video. Did you know that in Mexico, they
celebrate Las Pasadena with piñatas during the Christmas season? Also, the
winter solstice is tomorrow (December 21) with the shortest day of
the year. A German tradition is that whoever finds a pickle on Christmas
morning gets to open a present first. A Japanese tradition is decorating with
origami figures and fried chicken is the traditional meal since World War II.

Thursday, December 28, 2017

A few of Mr. Jackson Krejci's 7th grade math students
at Exeter-Milligan are working on Math review sheets before the big final this
week. The students are currently through 4 chapters and have focused on
lesson's such as two step equations in Algebra, perimeter and area along with
working with fractions. They have also enjoyed working on computer math
programs such as IXL and prodigy math. Pictured in class (front to back)
are Chase Vnoucek, Gabe Jindra, Cade Kresak and Daysan Staskal.

Wednesday, December 27, 2017

The Exeter-Milligan Junior/Senior High
band under the direction of Mrs. Angie Murphy.

The Exeter-Milligan Junior/Senior High Band and Choral
groups held their Christmas Concert on Monday, December 18 in Exeter.

The program started with the full band and jazz band
performing “The Herald Angel Swing” and “Swingle Bells.”

The junior high choir took the risers and performed “Angels
We Have Heard On High,” and “Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree.”They were joined by the senior high choir
member, Blake Meyer, and they sang, “Born ‘Neath A Star.”

Meyer presented a solo, “What Made The Baby Cry?” before the
Friends of Vocal members joined him to perform “Antiphonal Deck the Hall.”

The junior/senior high band were next with “A Magnificent
Christmas,” “A Christmas Collage,” and “A Winter’s Night.”They closed the program as they traditionally
do with a “Christmas Sing Along,” including the audience.

The Exeter-Milligan Junior high choir along with the
high school choir.

Senior high choir member Blake Meyer performs a solo at
the Christmas concert on Monday night.

Choir member Blake Meyer, far left, is joined by Friends
of Vocal members from the left Braden Capek, Natalie Staskal, Cammie Harrison,
Daisy Kanode, Katie Moody, Jaiden Papik and Caitlin Murphy.

Tuesday, December 26, 2017

Freshman Clint Oldehoeft, junior Macy Due,
and freshman Jaiden Papik (left to right) work on digitizing images and
collecting information about pictures collected for the History Harvest
project. The students recently visited the Exeter Senior Center to collect
pictures from community members for the project.

Juniors designed posters about concepts
relevant to their reading of The Jungle and presented them to the class.

Greetings from the Exeter-Milligan 10-12
English and Journalism classroom!

By Ashley Stutzman, Language Arts Instructor

This semester, we have been busy in our
English courses. Each grade has participated in a novel study, and we have been
busy learning new vocabulary words and reviewing grammar concepts. In 10th
grade, students read the novel Frankenstein, seniors read the novel Ender’s
Game,and juniors are currently working on the novel The Jungle.
With each new story comes new ideas, thoughts, and reflective moments, and it’s
always interesting to hear what the students have to share in class!

The journalism girls have been troopers this
semester as we have been coming up with new ideas to share news around the
school and throughout our social media channels. The journalism girls write a
large number of the posts on the school’s Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram
pages. They also write a newsletter each week, which features a student of the
week, faculty member of the week, upcoming events, jokes submitted by
elementary students, and wellness tips to help students make healthy choices.

Another project that the journalism students
have been involved in is the History Harvest project, which is being led by Mr.
Brian Murphy. This is an exciting project that allows community members to
submit old pictures to us so that we can digitize the photos. Eventually, we
hope to have a website that contains the digitized images and stories of the
origins of each of the pictures.

Thank you for reading about our classroom! I
hope everyone has a wonderful holiday break with family and friends!

Monday, December 25, 2017

Sunday, December 24, 2017

From the left, Abby Burke, Brooklyn Oldehoeft and Chezney
Kanode are pictured with some of the items they purchased to donate.

Exeter Girl Scout Troop 20703 recently took advantage of the
season of giving to experience their own version of sharing.

The three scouts, Chezney Kanode, Abby Burke and Brooklyn
Oldehoeft went with their leader, Kendra Oldehoeft to a local big box store
after school on Monday, December 11.

The girls were able to pick and choose items off the giving
tree at the store to purchase.

After the girls picked the giving ornaments for girls they
shopped for the items. According to Oldehoeft, the girls were a little
nervous about picking items but she encouraged them to “get what they would
like. They were picking items for girls who were the same age as them.”

Each year the girls make a huge effort to raise funds
selling girl scout cookies. They use the funds to pay for their year of
scouting and make sure to include activities where they can experience
benevolence.

Two years ago the troop chose a family from Blue Valley to
bless with a donation of needed items for Christmas. This time they
decided to go with something closer to home, “We talked about how it would be
fun to have someone their age getting the stuff,” according to Oldehoeft.

This experience has been great for the girls, “It is
interesting to see the girls bloom throughout the year. I feel like they
naturally have a more community service mindset and service project
conversations don’t have to be led as much by the adults. The girls have
been picking up on that importance themselves.”

The girls enjoyed the experience reporting that it was “Fun
to go shopping for someone,” explained Brooklyn.

While this service project didn’t specifically go toward
completing a badge, Oldehoeft felt like it gives helps so much more than a badge,
“It gives them a wider view of being a part of our community or of our
world. There is a badge they could earn but we try to do activities
throughout the year that are community based because it helps to show the girls
it is a lifestyle choice instead of a one-time thing for a specific purpose.”

Oldehoeft explained that the Girl Scout program has so many
benefits for the girls, “It gives them a good exposure to a variety of elements
that are in our world that maybe they wouldn’t get otherwise. It can
spark interest that could stick with them for a lifetime.”

The Exeter-Milligan girl scouts will begin selling cookies
in February to fund programs and learning experiences just like this.

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#2 Plastic (HDPE) This is a harder colored or white plastic is not clear. Examples: milk and water jugs, laundry detergents, shampoo, coffee, some yogurt, margarine & cottage cheese containers. Check the bottom number to be sure Preparations: rinse and discard lids, crush large containers

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